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Obama: Use 'algae' as substitute for oil
washingtonexaminer.com ^
| Feb. 23, 2012
| Joel Gehrke
Posted on 02/23/2012 12:39:19 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
President Obama admitted today that he does not have a "silver bullet" solution for skyrocketing gas prices, but he proposed alternative energy sources such as "a plant-like substance, algae" as a way of cutting dependence on oil by 17 percent.
"Were making new investments in the development of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel thats actually made from a plant-like substance, algae -- you've got a bunch of algae out here," Obama said at the University of Miami today. "If we can figure out how to make energy out of that, we'll be doing alright. Believe it or not, we could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in America."
The Department of Energy (DOE) currently spends about $85 million on 30 research projects "to develop algal biofuels," according to the White House, which announced that Obama is committing another $14 million to the idea.
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KEYWORDS: algae; gasolineprices; obamaenergypolicy; obamagasolinespeech
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To: SkyDancer
Bush mentioned cultivating saw grass in a SOTU speech To be fair that is complete BS without a hint of a shred of a notion of any connection with fact. But I know, you Leftist trolls never bother letting little things like intellectual honesty and factual accuracy get in the way of your mindless adoration of all things Democrat.
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:50:15 PM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
To: Free ThinkerNY
“The Department of Energy (DOE) currently spends about $85 million on 30 research projects “to develop algal [sic] biofuels,” ....”
At least, that's a lot better than multi-billion dollar subsidies for industrial-scale implementation of unproven or economically nonviable technologies (e.g. solar, wind, corn ethanol).
To: Free ThinkerNY
Drill Here,
Drill NOW
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:51:56 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Limbaugh: Tim Tebow miracle: "He had atheists praying to God that he would lose.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
I remember reading about a company doing this some years ago - the problem is scaling it up to produce the milluions of barrels we need per day would take enourmous investment in facilities and the ultimate cost would be rediculous.
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:52:37 PM PST
by
oncebitten
(Obama: "A Big Ole’ Hunk of Nothing on Two Thick Slices of Nada.”)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I remember reading about a company doing this some years ago - the problem is scaling it up to produce the millions of barrels we need per day would take enormous investment in facilities and the ultimate cost would be ridiculous.
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:53:20 PM PST
by
oncebitten
(Obama: "A Big Ole’ Hunk of Nothing on Two Thick Slices of Nada.”)
To: Free ThinkerNY
The Navy is using algae fuel on some ships. It costs much, much more than the other fuel. Of course the companies selling the algae fuel to the Navy are 0bama cronies.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Algae is a "plantlike substance?" Man this guy really is a genius.
To: cork
Think of it;
A 280,000 bbl/day algae refinery...
To: Free ThinkerNY
“...you’ve got a bunch of algae out here...”
How articulate!
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:55:51 PM PST
by
TKeith
To: Free ThinkerNY
President Obama admitted today that he does not have a "silver bullet" solution for skyrocketing gas prices, but he proposed alternative energy sources such as "a plant-like substance, algae" as a way of cutting dependence on oil by 17 percent.
Unicorns must come in all shapes and sizes.
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:55:51 PM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom.)
To: oncebitten
If anybody ever came up with a cost-effective solution for converting algae to fuel oil, it would only be a short matter of time before the USFWS would have algae placed on the endangered species list.
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posted on
02/23/2012 12:58:10 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Free ThinkerNY
He does realize that while technically feasible the gunk to oil process will never produce cheap fuel. It works if you have no other choice to walk. But it will never bring down the price of a gallon of gas.
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posted on
02/23/2012 1:00:05 PM PST
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: MNJohnnie
Actually it was switch grass, not saw grass, so technically you are right, although your pointless rant makes no sense. I clearly recall hearing GWBush yammering about it as an alternative energy fuel. I don't know if it was in a SOTU message, or some other speech, but yes, he said it. You can take it to the bank.
To: cork
There is something mentally wrong with this idiot.There's something mentally wrong with him but he is no idiot. He is following his proclaimed agenda. The idiots are the ones that believe this crap.
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posted on
02/23/2012 1:01:08 PM PST
by
houeto
(Mitt Romney - A Whiter Shade of FAIL)
To: Free ThinkerNY
And in Obama’s case, use S**T as a substitute for brains...
.
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posted on
02/23/2012 1:02:35 PM PST
by
flatfish
To: MNJohnnie; SkyDancer
Where did you get the notion that SkyDancer is a Leftist troll? Her history of posts on this forum says otherwise.
Also, Bush did indeed speak of cellulosic bio-fuels (which would include sawgrass).
You owe SkyDancer an apology.
To: Free ThinkerNY
President Obama admitted today that he does not have a "silver bullet" solution for skyrocketing gas prices.... I do....get your butt out of our White House!
To: Free ThinkerNY
...and to think, for all those years, the EPA made us KILL the algae that grew in sewage lagoons...
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posted on
02/23/2012 1:04:05 PM PST
by
WayneS
(Comments now include 25% more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
To: TKeith
That’s it Obama. Burn the bottom of the Food Chain. Trickle Up Global Famine.
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posted on
02/23/2012 1:04:10 PM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Tijeras_Slim
“Ill give him a pass on this one. A Chicago politician could easily believe there is a limitless supply of pond scum.”
Ok - that was FUNNY! LOL!
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posted on
02/23/2012 1:05:32 PM PST
by
GOPRaleigh
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